Define:Divvent

Scots

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɪvɪnt/

Etymology

Cognate with Geordie (English dialect) divint.

Contraction

Divvent

1. ((Sooth Scots)) don't;

   Ee div ken what A'm on aboot, divvent ee?

Usage notes

Only used interrogatively and is not used in the third person singular (the third-person singular equivalent of that is dizzent). Deh or dinnae should be used for don't in other situations.